47 Ronin (2013)

47 Ronin Synopsis

Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)óa half-breed they once rejectedóas they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors.

As this exiled, enslaved outcast becomes their most deadly weapon, he will transform into the hero who inspires this band of outnumbered rebels to seize eternity.

If there is anything that three versions of a film on one disc should tell you, itís that director Adam McKay shot a ton of extra footage for the film. Even more footage is available on the disc through extras as varied as gag reels, more than one line-o-rama and extended, deleted and alternate scenes.

There were four new wide release movies dumped into theaters for the last week of the year, and if the filmmakers were hoping to take advantage of people heading to the movies for the holiday weekend, they were likely a little disappointed.

47 Ronin is currently on track to be one of the biggest under-performers of the year. Estimates say that through Sunday the film is expected to earn less than $20 million, which will make it the "worst debut for any $150 million-plus movie in 2013." Box office reports on Thursday said that the movie had only managed to make $3.4 million during the Christmas holiday, putting it sixth in the rankings.

Last weekend, The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug was able to spoil the debut weekend for Anchorman 2 by narrowly edging out a box office win. On Christmas, it may be able to deal the same Middle Earth blow to Leonardo Dicaprioís much-hyped Wolf Of Wall Street.

Well this is the big one. Christmas week is like, umm well, Christmas for moviegoers. Studios pump films on to the big screen knowing folks are on vacation and trying desperately to get away from their families. So they head to the theaters for a much-needed respite from holiday "cheer". Itís an extravaganza with wolves, Ronin, daydreamers, boxers and Beliebers.

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Unfortunately, it doesnít look like Carl Rinschís Japanese historical fantasy 47 Ronin will be adding much to that total, at least not in Japan, where the film took in a mere $1.3 million from its premiere. On the one hand, you think it would be a major project there since itís based on a Japanese legend, but on the other hand, itís a completely ludicrous take on the legend which probably didnít appease everyone they intended.

The holiday season is officially upon us, observed less through Christmas decorations and cold weather and more by the onslaught of Oscar fare hitting theaters this month. December is always a truly great time for both quality dramas and big bombastic comedies, and this year wonít be bucking that trend.

While the adult in me was more interested to see Reeves in the martial arts-minded Man of Tai Chi, the 9-year-old inner child cannot wait to see Reeves fighting stone-wielding ogres and giant dragons, so long as I donít have to listen to him explaining anything. Plus, all those awesome locations. And fire. FIRE!

Universal is releasing 47 Ronin on Christmas Day. As you can tell, from this first full trailer, it has touches of mysticism and spiritual warrior tones in telling the story on an exiled fighter (Reeves) called back into service against a team of deadly, magical beasts. By his side stand 47 ronin Ė or samurai Ė ready to reclaim the land that they lost.

Rumors swirled last week when it was reported that first time director Carl Rinsch had been removed from the editing room on the upcoming Keanu Reeves action film 47 Ronin, a project that has already seen its fair share of delays - but now Universal Pictures has responded by saying that everything is just fine and that the filmmaker is still responsible for getting the project ready for its Christmas 2013 release date.

It's been said before that the upcoming movie 47 Ronin is in trouble, but now it seems that things have gotten much, much worse. There are now reports that Carl Rinsch, who has been serving as a director on the project, has been removed from the editing room by Universal and that now the studio is working to try and save the film, which has seen its budget balloon up to $225 million.

Are we ever, ever actually going to see Keanu Reeves's 47 Ronin? The massive martial arts project, which stars Reeves as a man wandering 18th-century Japan who joins a band of samurais, had initially been set for release on November 14 this year, and was bumped last spring to a release February 8, 2013

A few hours ago I published my recap of the Bourne Legacy footage shown today during the Universal Pictures presentation at CinemaCon, but that was far from the only movie that the studio had on display at the convention. Over the course of two hours they showed off footage from every single film that remains on their 2012 calendar and beyond, including outrageous comedies and Oscar-hopeful dramas. And Iím here to tell you about them.

Keanu Reeves has kind of fallen off the map in recently, but seemed set to return with a flourish this fall fronting Universal's samurai-centered epic 47 Ronin. Reeves is set to play a loner in 18th century Japan who joins a band of warriors on a path to avenge their murdered master

Greetings from Las Vegas, Cinema Blend fans! I have arrived in the legendary city of sin for this year's CinemaCon, the annual event where the biggest names and studios in Hollywood travel out to the desert to present footage from their biggest upcoming films. I'll be here all week to report on all of the insanely cool stuff that I get to see, and while the convention doesn't actually start until tomorrow, I already have a lot of awesome things to show you

The long-time actor is looking forward to making his directorial debut with Man of Tai Chi, a movie he wrote and will also star in, according to The Wrap. Details beyond the fact that heíll star as the filmís villain are slim, but it will be a martial arts film with stacks of action so high you canít see the tops of them

After spending so many years watching Keanu Reeves play the ass-kicking Jesus figure, he's somewhat fallen off the map. The actor's last major release was The Day The Earth Stood Still back in 2008, and while he has done projects since, they haven't been anywhere near the same scale.

Universal Pictures has picked Rinisch to direct 47 Ronin, a samurai epic that will star Keanu Reeves, because his dad was part-Chinese and therefore, somehow, that makes him qualified to play a Japanese warrior?